Chariho is 1-9 against North Kingstown since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Chargers will square off against the Skippers at 6:30 p.m.
On Friday, Chariho didn't have quite enough to beat Cranston West and fell 3-2.
Chariho actually scored more points across those five sets (108-101), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The final score came out to 25-23, 26-24, 21-25, 14-25, 15-11.
Chariho might have lost, but man, Kasey Poplaski was a machine: he had eight digs and four aces. Landon Marland was another key player, getting 19 kills and 13 digs.
Meanwhile, North Kingstown took care of business in their home opener (and then some) on Tuesday. Everything went their way against East Greenwich as they made off with a 3-0 victory. The win continues a trend for the Skippers in their matchups with the Avengers: they've now won seven in a row.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: North Kingstown took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-7, 25-14.
Chariho better keep an eye on Evan Shea. He was instrumental in North Kingstown's win, getting eight digs and two aces. What's more, Shea racked up 24 assists, the most he's had since back in May of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Yang, who had seven assists and four aces.
Chariho suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to North Kingstown in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Can the Chargers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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